Where does “värjötellä” come from?

värjötellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish värjöttää, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

värjötellä (Finnish): to tremble or shiver from cold

Definitions

  1. to tremble or shiver from cold

Ancestry of “värjötellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvärjöttääto idle around
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →